Monday, 22 September 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Housing Benefit taper rate on the number of young people living in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people claiming housing benefit in Gosport in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to (a) obtain and (b) renew black powder licenses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for applications to the Access to Work grant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74887 on Retail Trade: Health and Safety, how his Department assesses whether (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) safeguards and (b) other provisions her Department has put in place to help protect (i) police officers and (ii) the public from...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Firearms licensing: statutory guidance for chief officers of police, updated on 5...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of criminal activity linked to candy...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of (a) the Government’s commitment to halving levels of violence against women and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure coordination between her Department and the Department for Work and Pensions when monitoring foreign...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has has made of the potential impact of the the suspension of refugee family reunion route on number of visa applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Justice of the potential impact of recent changes to the eligibility criteria...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of the (a) evacuation and (b) relocation of Palestinian students from Gaza to the UK in 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to exempt the BNO visa scheme from the proposed extension of the standard qualifying period for settlement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, whether her...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September to Question 75385 on Greta Thunberg, whether public expressions of support for the proscribed...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of visa sponsor licence revocations were (a) subsequently overturned and (b) appealed successfully from 1 July...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that music remains central to mainstream school curriculum; and what assessments she has made of the potential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether multi-academy trusts can implement Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training and resources are provided to teachers to enable effective delivery of financial education in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that financial education is delivered consistently across all schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the value for money of the (a) economic growth contribution and (b) research output provided by each university.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the mental health support needs of kinship carers and the children in their care; and what steps she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department received legal advice on the imminence of legal rulings under the United Nations Convention...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he will respond to the House of Lords International Agreements Committee's report entitled UK-Mauritius...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has for the recruitment process for the next permanent US Ambassador.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question HL2064 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received representations from his US counterpart on freedom of speech in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date he agreed to remove the provision to provide the UK with a unilateral right to extend the 99-year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Serbian counterpart on recent protests in Serbia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times Benjamin Wegg-Prosser has visited the UK embassy in Washington since 10 February 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Benjamin Wegg-Prosser visited the US Embassy in Washington during the tenure of Lord Mandelson.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 57228 on Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments, whether the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51154, if he will publish the declaration by the Ambassador to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what due diligence was undertaken for the appointment of the UK ambassador to the US.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release of the US Committee on Oversight and Government Reform entitled Oversight...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the safe provision of humanitarian aid to people in need in Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect hares; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of catapults on wildlife; and what steps she is taking with Cabinet...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2025 to Question 60425 on Sustainable Farming Incentive, what his planned timetable is for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to phase out the use of animals for the production of antibodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to immigration laws on the level of recruitment of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 73941 on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 66144 on Mental Health: Children and Young People, in designing future waves of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had on increasing access to Palforzia treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient safety for people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the digitalisation of NHS services on people who are digitally excluded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken to provide treatment for people with an eating disorder.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with the University of Birmingham on the future of the Global Surgery Network beyond June 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 82 of the NHS Ten Year Plan, whether ICBs undergoing re-organisation will be further re-organised if their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the job guarantee scheme for newly qualified nurses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Imkaan’s report entitled Why should our rage be tidy, published in November 2024, whether (a) black and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) social enterprises and (b) cooperatives providing (i) NHS and (ii) social care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allow self-funded Pre-implantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy as an add-on to NHS-funded IVF treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to ensure (a) GPs and (b) mental health professionals are trained in (i) identifying and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 69778 on Hysteroscopy: Correspondence, whether his Department holds information on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to expand prescribing of GLP-1 medications beyond specialist weight-management services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Eli Lilly on the cost of Mounjaro.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with social media companies on moderating (a) pro–eating disorder material and (b) misinformation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding for health bodies involved in the Right Care, Right Person framework; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of his Department's funding for cancer research has been allocated to (a) brain, (b) liver, (c) lung, (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity in the whole genome sequencing programme for the treatment of less survivable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the provision of specialist (a) wheelchairs, (b) beds and (c) armchairs for tall disabled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the threshold for reopening cases under the exception to the double jeopardy rule...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has consulted with organisations representing deaf people on the barriers faced by deaf people when undertaking jury service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of data corruption on judicial decisions made in (a) civil, (b) family and (c) tribunal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidelines his Department provides to HM Courts & Tribunals staff on promoting awareness of the principles of the (a) Equality Act 2010 and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has considered setting national minimum standards for British Sign Language interpreter provision across all courts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of interpreter absence on the ability of deaf jurors to fully participate in court...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Deaprtment is taking to ensure that cost does not prevent deaf people from serving as jurors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of deaf people who have completed jury service since the coming into force of the legal right to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of British Sign Language interpreters for deaf jurors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's publication entitled MHCLG areas of research interest, published on 5 March 2025,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the level of variation in council tax per dwelling between rural and urban local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will take steps with local authorities to end the use of (a) hotels, (b) bed and breakfasts and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to publish updated comparative data on average council tax payments (a) per dwelling and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to introduce higher council tax premiums on periodically occupied homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to ensure that funding allocations for (a) rural and (b) coastal communities adequately...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has issued guidance to local authorities on purchasing empty homes for the purpose of housing asylum seekers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make adherence to the Service Charge Residential Management Code mandatory for residential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including parking provision in the licensing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of (a) German-style Fertighäuser and (b) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a 10% commission charge on the sale of park homes on park home...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of (a) private and (b) social housing in Slough.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Dorset Council on brownfield site development in West Dorset constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on the Local Growth Fund for Northern Ireland.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with business representatives on levels of business confidence.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of multi-occupancy residential buildings insurance premiums.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with mortgage providers on the potential impact of excluding Section 157 properties by default on rural housing markets.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK Infrastructure: A 10 Year Strategy, published on 19 June 2025, how much funding her Department plans to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of employees who having received the National Living Wage increase in April 2025 have now begun to pay income tax.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to integrate unmanned surface vehicles into Royal Navy operations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated for research and development on unmanned surface vehicle technologies in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help improve access to sport for children from disadvantaged backgrounds in (a) South Holland and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) Sport England have allocated to support elite Deaf sportspeople to attend the Tokyo 2025...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Minister for Rail plans to respond to the correspondence of 11 August 2025 from the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells on accessibility at High...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Dorset Council and (b) local stakeholders on funding contributions towards accessibility improvements...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the threshold at which councils have to act upon road safety concerns.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the value for money of patching potholes rather than providing a permanent fix.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will undertake a review of the timeline to bring the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 into force to allow an earlier rollout of proven...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local bus routes in rural areas in (a) Newbury constituency and (b) other areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help create new jobs in the renewable energy sector in Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of solar power infrastructure in Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the number of rooftop solar panels in use in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new housing developments have sufficient grid capacity to meet net zero requirements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Minister has responsibility for the Post Office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 72359 on Economic Situation: Subversion, what progress he has made on establishing an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 72359 on Economic Situation: Subversion, what progress he has made in establishing a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil monetary penalties have been imposed by the Office for Trade Sanctions Implementation since October 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 36 of the National Security Strategy, published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made in unlocking investment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of US tariffs on economic growth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the sectoral economic impact of US tariffs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has conducted an impact assessment for the UK-India trade deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, on how many days during Summer Recess vehicle access was not available during normal working...
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the news story about the UK–EU reset agreement published on 19 May, how they calculated that the agreement would add nearly £9 billion to the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria will be used in deciding whether to agree to the proposals for the expansion of Heathrow Airport, and whether they will publish those criteria.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the contract to build eight new bridges on the M6 road in Cumbria was offered to contractors other than Kier Highways; if not, why; and whether the matter...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they will make of the environmental impact of additional flights if Heathrow Airport is expanded, and whether they will publish that assessment.
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to night closures on the M6 in Cumbria for the construction of eight new bridges, how they intend to deal with the motorway users who enter service...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the scope and timescale for their recently announced research on pavement parking.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to the economy of the tube strike in London.
To ask His Majesty's Government why the proposed construction of eight new bridges on the M6 road in Cumbria is not being done in the same way as the bridge construction on the A1 at Wentbridge...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the number and capacity of hydroelectric pump storage facilities in (1) Wales, (2) England, and (3) Scotland; how many such...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they aim to eliminate the need for constraint payments to wind farm generators, and whether they have secured a contractual agreement with existing wind farm...
To ask His Majesty's Government how much was paid in each of the past five financial years as constraint payments to wind farm operators to compensate them for having to turn off...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reconfigure the electricity grid network in the UK to minimise the need to constrain electricity generation by wind turbines to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the existing energy storage capacity of (1) hydroelectric pump storage facilities at full capacity, (2) battery storage facilities, and (3) other methods...
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average cost per domestic electricity consumer in the most recent year for which data are available of constraint payments made to renewable power...
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the LeDeR Annual Report 2023, published on 2 September, what the "unforeseen pressures" on the NHS were that resulted in fewer completed learning...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 8 August (HL9651), whether the proposed Health Data Research Service will process any data from a patient...
To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have provided to the NHS to ensure that spending on privately owned health apps does not interfere with the operation of the NHS app.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many learning disabilities mortality reviews (1) are yet to be started, and (2) have been started but not completed.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to undertake a public health campaign to encourage those with suicidal thoughts to engage with mental health services, and for family and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current and future investment in diagnostic facilities and equipment at Goole and District Hospital.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan will include measures to recruit, train and retain mental health professionals with specialism in type 1 diabetes and...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS trusts have private finance initiative (PFI) debts; what is the scale of those debts; how many of the 25–30-year PFI contracts have been...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve training for healthcare practitioners in recognising and managing type 1 diabetes and eating disorders, including provision...
To ask His Majesty's Government what learning disabilities mortality review report recommendations have been mandated for NHS or social care organisations to implement by NHS England or the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the date by which the Crown Court backlog will return to pre-2020 levels.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the report into the escape by Daniel Khaliffe from HMP Wandsworth.
To ask His Majesty's Government when the positions at the Prison and Probation Service of (1) Director General Chief Executive Officer, (2) Director General of Operations, and (3) Chief Operating...
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the review of prison officer training.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the roll-out of stab vests to high-risk prison staff.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many prison risk drone assessments have been carried out to date; where those assessments have taken place; and what assessment they have made of the results...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many prisons have operational enhanced gate security funded by the Security Investment Programme, and whether they will publish the names of those prisons.
To ask His Majesty's Government when the job of Director General Chief Executive of the Prison and Probation Service was advertised, what the format of the selection procedure was for that job,...
To ask His Majesty's Government which prisons have been visited by (1) the Director General Chief Executive, and (2) the Chief Operating Officer, of the Prison and Probation Service in the past...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of reducing or removing the digital services tax.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are employed by the Financial Conduct Authority.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the current value added tax threshold on small business growth.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal contained in the report The Impact of Changes to Inheritance Tax on Farm Estates, published by the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential reform of the property taxation system and the ability of any reform to make housing more affordable.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of dropping consumer confidence among people aged over-65.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to deliver a single trade window.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure fair access in the fintech sector following the selection of a provider, Etrading Software, for the UK's first consolidated...
To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to encourage holders of paper Premium Bond certificates to check whether they have won a prize.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the planning system in (1) London, and (2) England and Wales, to make it easier for small housebuilders to obtain planning...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many development consent orders they have determined since 4 July 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the list of sites for new towns which they commissioned the New Towns Taskforce to deliver.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support The National Archives to establish an economic operator within the European Union under the terms of the Windsor Framework to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve the quality and consistency of sorted scrap metal to meet future demand for electric arc furnace steelmaking in the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat to (1) farms, (2) livestock, and (3) biodiversity, posed by the Langdale Moor wildfire.
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